The National Trust of South Australia has produced a damning report on the State Government’ s discussion paper aimed at reforming and “improving the ways we recognise heritage places in South Australia”:

General meeting of members starting at 7pm on Thursday 25th August 2016, in the Seminar Room (downstairs) at the Joinery – 111 Franklin Street, Adelaide

Please avoid parking in the gravelly area next to the Joinery, even though it looks like a car park. A sign to avoid parking is not easy to see at night, but parking inspectors will not miss imposing penalties on a vehicle parked there!

Adelaide has many traditional high streets providing focal points across the metropolitan area, such as Prospect Road, Unley Road, Henley Beach Road, Jetty Road in Glenelg, the Parade in Norwood and many others.

The Community Alliance SA has produced a blueprint to assist the wider community in having a greater say on preserving and enhancing Adelaide’s traditional high streets as many of them undergo rapid growth and development through planning rule changes. Our blueprint has a focus on what we believe is:

Our traditional high streets are well connected to their local neighbourhoods and have characteristics that make them pedestrian-friendly and walkable. They provide a wide range of mainly small footprint shops, businesses, cafés and other services fronting the high street, contributing to a fine grained urban fabric. Many of the streets also have a heritage component, adding to the creation of a special place that people want to live in or visit.

The Community Alliance SA would like individuals and community groups to use the information contained in this blueprint to drive policy for their areas.

Without adequate policies in place, our traditional high streets are potentially under threat from inappropriate or incompatible development. They are areas of high character and amenity which need to be given more recognition and value.

Our western coastal suburbs are seeing first hand the effects of climate change coupled with urban development. Many of the homes and businesses in these low-lying areas have been inundated or threatened during storm water events and high tides:

The State Government has now made planning changes to allow high-rise development of up to 12-storeys along the foreshore at Glenelg.

Meanwhile, Western Adelaide councils are working to identify the risks associated with climate change, and to develop a plan to assist communities and government in adapting. Read more about the Adapt West project by the Cities of West Torrens, Port Adelaide Enfield and Charles Sturt:

Now that the new planning reform legislation has passed through the SA Parliament, it will be subject to a five year implementation program. Here are some thoughts on the next steps and highlights from the Act, from Lawyer James Blindell (originally posted on LinkedIn): Continue reading Planning Reform – the Next Steps→

The need for ‘value capture’ie an annual levy on ratepayers in a designated ‘benefiting area’

Criticism of the State Government’s rezoning of the areas for increased densities without ‘value capture’ mechanisms in place

The importance of bringing people along – engagement with and commitment from stakeholders are critical early on in the process, to get the best outcomes and mitigate problems such as local access issues, amenity, loss of trees, right turns and traffic congestion

The South Australian Heritage Council believes that cultural heritage tourism can contribute significantly to South Australia’s economy, writes Dave Walsh in his article on the recent Heritage Tourism Forum in Adelaide: Weekend Notes – Heritage tourism in South Australia

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